Chapter 36

Shelly looked a little diffident. “What nonsense are you spouting?”

How did Eva know about that?

Mia didn’t expect to hear about something like that. She pulled out her phone to

show Shelly her invitation. “Take a good look at this-I’m attending the awards

ceremony because my capabilities got me to where I am.

“I’m not like some people who only know how to pull strings and buy their way in

because they don’t have any skills to back themselves up.”

Shelly’s blood boiled. She hadn’t expected Mia to make it to the finals. She looked at

the evening gowns the salesperson held. “Hey, you. Wrap all three of those dresses

up for me.”

The salesperson looked conflicted. Shelly’s expression darkened. “Did you not hear

me? Wrap those dresses up for me. Don’t you know who I am?”

“Yes, Ms. Barrett.”

“Hold it!” Eva stopped the salesperson. “We came first.”

Shelly laughed derisively. “So what? It’s not like you can afford them. Why are you

yourself seem

can’t afford them?

and placed it in the

of such scorn

not being

took the credit card from

those gowns on yet; there’s no

some others.”

in a fit of rage because she

Mia had stopped her, she didn’t

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with her and dragged her over to another corner to check out the dresses there. But whenever something caught their attention, Shelly

say, “Wrap that up for

the bags. As soon as she picked one

to her. “Wrap this up for

it anymore. She glared at Shelly. “Are you doing this

some people to see what a disparity in wealth

you

stopped Eva from doing anything. Then, she checked out several more

stopped after going through more than half of the store’s

already?”

at all

now? After all, Ms.

word and refuse to buy the

at a later

she could

commission would she earn

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